"Who will dig it? Who will dig it? Who will dig the canal? Who will dig the Kec-kug canal? Who will dig the canal? Who will dig the Pabi-luh canal? Who will dig the canal? Wealthy Ur-Namma will dig it. The trustworthy, prosperous youth will dig it."
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Ur-Nammu
2047 β 2030
(or Ur-Namma, Ur-Engur, Ur-Gur, Sumerian: π¨ππ, ca. 2047-2030 BCE ) founded the ian , in southern , following several centuries of Akkadian and Gutian rule. His main achievement was state-building, and Ur-Nammu is chiefly remembered today for his , the , the oldest known surviving example in the world.
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